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INFOBLOX HAS PUBLISHED ITS Q2 2022 REPORT , DRAWING ATTENTION TO MANY DANGEROUS MALWARE THREATS TO ORGANISATIONS . THE RESEARCH COMPILES THE MAIN THREATS AND SECURITY BREACHES DETECTED DURING THE MONTHS OF APRIL – JUNE 2022 AND HIGHLIGHTS SMISHING AS ONE OF THE MOST PROMINENT FORMS OF ATTACK . mishing , a
S cyberattack strategy that combines SMS ( short message service , also known as text messages ) and phishing , has been revealed as a new and sophisticated mechanism to obtain personal and financial information from victims , through false forms on fraudulent sites .
Infoblox ’ s Cyber Threat Intelligence
Report highlights smishing and vulnerabilities in WordPress websites
A wave of VexTrio attacks using dictionary domain generation algorithm ( DDGA ) has infected numerous websites built on WordPress , which in turn infect visitors to those sites with malware or spyware by executing JavaScript code .
Infoblox , a leader in secure and cloudmanaged network services , has published a new edition of the company ’ s Quarterly Cyber Threat Intelligence Report , a security intelligence report that compiles the main threats and security breaches detected during recent months on a quarterly basis worldwide . Among the main conclusions of this report , which covers the months of April – June 2022 , are :
Smishing – A strategy that combines SMS and phishing
Smishing messages are sent by bad actors to get victims to reveal private information , including passwords , identity and financial data . The messages typically include some incentive for the recipient to click a link , which may be for a site that hosts malware or a page that attempts to convince the user to submit data through a form .
Actors have regularly used spoofed sender numbers in the text messages to evade spam filters . However , those messages that are not automatically detected by the mobile provider can be stopped by blocking the sender ’ s phone number . In response , threat actors continue to evolve their own techniques .
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